Monday, April 1, 2019

1. Begin STOP summary of your ethical case study in groups

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Edit "needle exchange" and return for marking on Wednesday, April 3

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

-choose an ethical issue and begin research using the STOP method

-exemplar shown in class. 

Due Thursday, April 11, 2019.  This is a hard deadline. 

Monday, April 1, 2019 -  Wednesday, April 3, 2019

1.  Group presentations - one a day - from last week begin today.  In your journals, make notes on the ethic that you would use in each situation.

2.  Choose an issue and analyse it using the STOP method and apply the concept of informed conscience, and St. Thomas' impediment.   (Catholic ethics note) - chrome books are booked for three work periods

3.  Due on Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Thursday, April 4, 2019

service day

Friday, April 5, 2019

PD day

Monday, April 8, 2019 - Wednesday, April 10, 2019

1.   Group presentations - one a day - from last week begin today.  In your journals, make notes on the ethic that you would use in each situation.

2. STOP project - everyone given one more day due to interruptions. 

Thursday, April 11, 2019

1.  Edit your STOP project and submit all research by the end of class to day.

Friday, April 12, 2019

-service day

Monday, April 15, 2019 - Tuesday, April 16, 2019

-Introduction to the Catholic Social Teachings

-complete the following in small groups - Overview of Catholic Social Teaching - Intro and brainstorm 2019.docx

-Watch the movie, Concussion and look for examples of the Catholic Social Teachings being observed or ignored

Concussion and CST 2017.docx

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

1.  Finish movie -Concussion and complete the questions on the movie handout. 

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Service Day

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

1.  Reply to the google classroom quiz. 

2.  Place yourself in a group based on your response to the questions on the quiz and answer the following questions. 

1.  Explain why you think humans are more good than bad, equally good or bad, more bad than good. 
2. Give examples of the bad things you see people do.  For each, list qualities that humans possess.

                                Ex: humans kill others                                                    humans are violent, aggressive,               

     3.   Give examples of the good things you see people do.    For each, list qualities that humans possess.       

3.  Discuss and debrief. 

4. Journal entry.  Use specific ideas raised in class today to answer the following questions:

               Humans and Morality

1.   Are humans more good than bad? 

       2. What point from the video or another group in the class made you reconsider your original opinion?

5.  Babies and Morality at the Baby Lab   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOLovIa0RT8

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

1. Note - What is Social Justice?  Social Justice.docx

2.  Steps of Critical Thinking - note

3.  Catholic Social Teachings - Concussion - take up and connect to St. Thomas' impediments on the "Catholic Ethics" handout  - Catholic approach to ethics 2019.docx

4.  Return old assignments

5 . Presentations - Review Ethics -introductory note.  Summarize the main points on the back page in your own words.  

Ethics can help us work through difficult issues, can help  us to see exactly where  where we disagree with others, can  clarify the issues involved, and help us choose the best answer - or the least worst answer.

6. Presentation on the ethics of the food we eat.  This will be finished on Thursday and you will be given the journalling questions.  

Thursday, April 25, 2019

1. Introduction to justifications using the example of downloading movies online.

2.  Justifying Immoral Acts 2019.docx

3. Catch up on yesterday's missed work

4.  Presentation in class in period 4 only.  Complete the journal response based on your peer's presentation.

Friday, April 26, 2019

Service Day

Monday, April 29, 2019

1. Finish the presentations from last week and complete the journal response.

2.  Moral Relativism and Ethics - note and discussion   on this quote:  " Moral standards should be seen as being individualistic; what one person considers to be moral may be judged to be immoral by another person."  After the discussion, summarize your position in one statement under the section at the back of your journal under the heading, My Code of Ethics.

2.  Two student presentations,  discussion and journal your ethical choice and reflections using the analysis questions provided in class on critical thinking and the Catholic Social Teachings.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

1.   Justifications - find them in the episode of the Simpson's on vegetarianism

2.  What Catholic Social Teaching can you find in this video?

3.  What teaching of Jesus might be applicable to this episode?